jsonresume/resume-cli

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Mindmap

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  root((resume-cli))
    What it does
      Resume from JSON file
      Browser preview
      PDF export
      Online publishing
    Tech stack
      Node.js CLI
      JSON Resume format
      npm themes
    Features
      Validate resume format
      Swap visual themes
      Hosted public URL
    Audience
      Job seekers
      Developers
      Portfolio builders

mindmap root((resume-cli)) What it does Resume from JSON file Browser preview PDF export Online publishing Tech stack Node.js CLI JSON Resume format npm themes Features Validate resume format Swap visual themes Hosted public URL Audience Job seekers Developers Portfolio builders

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Write your resume once as a JSON file and instantly preview it as a styled web page in your browser.

USE CASE 2

Export your resume to PDF in a clean professional layout without manual formatting.

USE CASE 3

Publish your resume online at a public URL using the hosted.jsonresume.com service.

USE CASE 4

Switch your resume's visual style by installing a different theme package without rewriting your content.

Tech stack

Node.jsJavaScriptnpmJSON ResumePDF export

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Run `npm install -g resume-cli`, then `resume init` to create a starter resume.json, and `resume serve` to preview it in your browser. Install themes with npm.

Open-source project, license not specified in detail in the explanation.

In plain English

resume-cli is a command-line tool for the JSON Resume standard, an open-source project that defines a common format for storing resume data as a structured text file (JSON). The idea is that you write your resume once in that standard format, then use different themes to produce different visual versions of it, without rewriting your information each time. The tool gives you four main commands. The init command creates a blank resume.json file in your current folder with all the standard fields ready to fill in. The validate command checks your file against the official schema to catch formatting errors before you try to export. The export command converts your resume to an HTML or PDF file using a theme you choose from the JSON Resume themes directory. The serve command starts a local web server so you can preview your resume in a browser and see it update live as you edit the file. The tool accepts resume data as a JSON file, a YAML file (another structured text format), or piped in directly from the command line. Themes are installed separately via npm, which is a package manager for JavaScript. One important note in the README: this repository is no longer actively maintained. The README recommends using a third-party tool called Resumed instead, which also supports the JSON Resume standard. The original resume-cli still works and is still available via npm, but new features and fixes are not being added. The tool is released under the MIT license, which allows use in both personal and commercial projects without restriction.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I installed resume-cli via npm. Walk me through creating a resume.json file in JSON Resume format and previewing it in my browser.

Prompt 2

How do I export my JSON Resume to a PDF file using resume-cli, and can I choose a specific theme for the layout?

Prompt 3

Show me how to publish my resume.json to hosted.jsonresume.com so I have a shareable public URL for my resume.

Prompt 4

My resume.json isn't rendering correctly with resume-cli. How do I use the validate command to check if my file matches the JSON Resume schema?

Prompt 5

How do I install and apply a custom theme to my JSON Resume so it uses a different visual design when exported or previewed?

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